To cite the 'STARTS' package in publications use:

Robitzsch, A., & Luedtke, O. (2024). STARTS: Functions for the STARTS Model. R package version 1.4-14. https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=STARTS

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Manual{starts_R package version 1.4-14,
    title = {STARTS: Functions for the STARTS Model},
    author = {Alexander Robitzsch and Oliver Luedtke},
    year = {2024},
    note = {R package version 1.4-14},
    url = {https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=STARTS},
  }